World War II Honoree

Richard Earl Nice

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bloomington, Illinois

Honored By

Winnie Nice

Relationship

Wife

TECHNICAL SERGEANT. ENTERED THE SERVICE NOVEMBER 12, 1942 AND BECAME AN AERIAL ENGINEER OF THE C-47 AIRCRAFT WITH THE 81ST TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON OF THE 436TH CARRIER GROUP. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, UNIT CITATION AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 24, 1945.